Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 106.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
106.5
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
55th
of 185 countries
All-time high
110.8
in 2022
All-time low
42.74
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay stood at 106.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay peaked at 110.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.74, in 1967.
Uruguay ranks 55th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.31 | — |
| 1962 | 49.17 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 49.93 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 57.96 | +16.1% |
| 1965 | 51.03 | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 46.81 | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 42.74 | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 51.87 | +21.4% |
| 1969 | 53.64 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 59.52 | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 49.11 | -17.5% |
| 1972 | 47.76 | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 48.03 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 52.27 | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 52.11 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 57.7 | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 49.17 | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 46.75 | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 43.75 | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 48.93 | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 56.77 | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 56.85 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 58.02 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 47.91 | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 50.9 | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 50.53 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 47.91 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 53.16 | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 56.45 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 52.61 | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 51.98 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 55.34 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 54.39 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 58.12 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 57.6 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 66.6 | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 69.89 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 69.26 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 72.43 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 67.29 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 58.13 | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 62.24 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 64.58 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 74.71 | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 84.27 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 86.04 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 81.96 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 82.85 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 85.4 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 91.04 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 90.35 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 99.12 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 96.56 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 103.08 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 101.25 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 95.67 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 103.66 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 88.04 | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 100.63 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 91.09 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 98.71 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 110.8 | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 94.72 | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 106.5 | +12.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 106.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.44, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 106.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.31, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.27 | 42.74 | 57.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.62 | 43.75 | 59.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.74 | 47.91 | 58.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.82 | 51.98 | 72.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.75 | 58.13 | 86.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.94 | 88.04 | 103.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.36 | 91.09 | 110.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 52 Mali 107.25 compare
- 53 Indonesia 106.68 compare
- 54 Seychelles 106.57 compare
- 56 South Sudan 106.42 compare
- 57 Montenegro 106.24 compare
- 58 Spain 106.12 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6278 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6075 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0924 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 4.15 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay was 106.5 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 110.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.74 in 1967.
- How does Uruguay rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Uruguay ranks 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.